Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 48.0% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 48.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1999.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 12th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.4% | — |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 26.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 46.7% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0016 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 48.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1999.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 12th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release